by Anthony Oleszkiewicz
In a late moment this season, Maury, the Mickey Mouse of both Big Mouth and Human Resources, shoves numerous objects in his rectum, which he uses in an attempt to escape a Die Hard homage. The metaphors for this show have written themselves.
This spinoff Netflix original has been treading water from Episode 1, and the newest season continues to pull garbage out of its rear in an attempt to escape cancellation. The heartless spun candy collage of lewd humour and empty spoofs was fun when wrapped around the single interesting premise Big Mouth put forth, but the shining moments of Human Resources are less about their patented “can we make you squirm on the couch” humour and more about the human element in their title.
The Resources, those flat unspecific characters that embody concepts such as Love, Ambition, Logic, and Addiction, are softened into flexible bland personalities in an attempt to make them all equally likeable. Small moments of actual tenderness all spring from the human characters and their far more complex relationships with one another while the main characters spin around, begging you to like them. This show has nothing left to say and is simply distracting from its lack of substance with easily resolved drama, children’s television-level songs, postmodern self-aware references, brazen sexuality, and admittedly strong diversity representation. It’s not enough. Locking in talents like Keke Palmer to this flimsy show driven by attention-grabbing impressions of scenes that are meant to be watched in the moments you look up from your phone is an indication of the state of streaming television and a tough glimpse into the future of Netflix programming.
Human Resources Season 2 is streaming on Netflix
